Diocese of Bath and Wells

Historical Details

• Diocese of Bath and Wells
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 1135
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Wells
  • Latin Name: Wellensis
  • Erected: 909
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

• Diocese of Bath
  • Latin Name: Bathoniensis
  • Name Changed: 1088
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Canterbury
  • Country: England
  • Region: Great Britain

Past Ordinaries

• Athelm † ( 909 Appointed - 914 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Wulfhelm † ( 914 Appointed - 923 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Elfheah † ( 923 Appointed - )
• Wulfhelm † ( 938 Appointed - )
• Brihthelm † ( 956 Appointed - 17 May 973 Died)
• Kineward † ( 973 Appointed - 28 Jun 975 Died)
• Sigar † ( 975 Appointed - 28 Jun 997 Died)
• Elfwine † ( 997 Appointed - )
• Lifing (Elfstan, Ethelstan) † ( 999 Appointed - 1013 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Ethelwin † ( 1013 Appointed - )
• Merewit † ( 1027 Appointed - )
• Duduc † ( 1033 Appointed - 18 Jan 1060 Died)
• Giso † ( 1061 Appointed - 1088 Died)
• John Villula (of Tours) † ( 1088 Appointed - 29 Dec 1122 Died)
• Godfrey † ( 1123 Appointed - 16 Aug 1135 Died)
• Robert † ( 1135 Appointed - 31 Aug 1166 Died)
• Reginald FitzJocelin † ( 1174 Appointed - 27 Nov 1191 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Savaric FitzGeldewin † ( 1192 Appointed - 8 Aug 1205 Died)
• Joceline of Wells † (28 May 1206 Ordained Bishop - 19 Nov 1242 Died)
• Roger of Sarum † (10 May 1244 Appointed - 21 Dec 1247 Died)
• William Button † (4 May 1248 Appointed - 3 Apr 1264 Died)
• Walter Giffard † (4 Jan 1265 Ordained Bishop - 15 Oct 1266 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• William Button † (17 Apr 1267 Ordained Bishop - 4 Dec 1274 Died)
• Robert Burnell † (7 Apr 1275 Ordained Bishop - 25 Oct 1292 Died)
• William of March † (30 Jan 1293 Appointed - 11 Jun 1302 Died)
• Walter Haselshaw † (4 Nov 1302 Ordained Bishop - 11 Dec 1308 Died)
• John Drokensford † (9 Nov 1309 Ordained Bishop - 9 May 1329 Died)
• Ralph of Shrewsbury † (3 Sep 1329 Ordained Bishop - 14 Aug 1363 Died)
• John Barnet † (24 Nov 1363 Appointed - 15 Dec 1366 Appointed, Bishop of Ely, England)
• John Harewell † (15 Dec 1366 Appointed - Jul 1386 Died)
• Walter Skirlawe † (25 Aug 1386 Appointed - 13 Jul 1388 Appointed, Bishop of Durham, England)
• Ralph Erghum † (13 Jul 1388 Appointed - 4 Apr 1400 Died)
• Richard Clifford † (12 May 1400 Appointed - 23 Aug 1401 Appointed, Bishop of Worcester, England)
• Henry Bowet † (23 Aug 1401 Appointed - 7 Nov 1407 Appointed, Archbishop of York, England)
• Nicholas Bubbewyth † (7 Oct 1407 Appointed - 27 Oct 1424 Died)
• John Stafford † (18 Dec 1424 Appointed - 13 May 1443 Appointed, Archbishop of Canterbury, England)
• Thomas Beckington † (24 Jul 1443 Appointed - 14 Jan 1465 Died)
• Robert Stillington † (5 Dec 1465 Appointed - May 1491 Died)
• Richard Fox † (8 Feb 1492 Appointed - 30 Jul 1494 Appointed, Bishop of Durham, England)
• Oliver King † (6 Nov 1495 Appointed - 29 Aug 1503 Died)
• Adriano di Castello (Castellesi) † (2 Aug 1504 Appointed - 5 Jul 1518 Resigned)
• Thomas Wolsey † (30 Jul 1518 Appointed - 26 Mar 1523 Appointed, Administrator of Durham, England)
• John Clerk † (26 Mar 1523 Appointed - 3 Jan 1541 Died)
• Gilbert Bourne † (1 Apr 1554 Ordained Bishop - 10 Sep 1569 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• John Barnet † (Bishop: 24 Nov 1363 to 15 Dec 1366)
• Thomas Beckington † (Bishop: 24 Jul 1443 to 14 Jan 1465)
• John Bell, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1519 to 1526)
• Gilbert Bourne † (Bishop: 1 Apr 1554 to 10 Sep 1569)
• Henry Bowet † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1401 to 7 Nov 1407)
• Nicholas Bubbewyth † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1407 to 27 Oct 1424)
• Robert Burnell † (Bishop: 7 Apr 1275 to 25 Oct 1292)
• William Button † (Bishop: 17 Apr 1267 to 4 Dec 1274)
• William Button † (Bishop: 4 May 1248 to 3 Apr 1264)
• Adriano di Castello (Castellesi) † (Administrator: 2 Aug 1504 to 5 Jul 1518)
• John Clerk † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1523 to 3 Jan 1541)
• Richard Clifford † (Bishop: 12 May 1400 to 23 Aug 1401)
• Thomas Cornish, O.S. Jean de Jér † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Sep 1485 to 1487)
• John Drokensford † (Bishop: 9 Nov 1309 to 9 May 1329)
• Ralph Erghum † (Bishop: 13 Jul 1388 to 4 Apr 1400)
• Savaric FitzGeldewin † (Bishop: 1192 to 8 Aug 1205)
• Reginald FitzJocelin † (Bishop: 1174 to 27 Nov 1191)
• Richard Fox † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1492 to 30 Jul 1494)
• Walter Giffard † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1265 to 15 Oct 1266)
• William Gilbert, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1519 to 1526)
• John Greenlaw, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Sep 1400)
• John Harewell † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1366 to Jul 1386)
• Walter Haselshaw † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1302 to 11 Dec 1308)
• Oliver King † (Bishop: 6 Nov 1495 to 29 Aug 1503)
• William of March † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1293 to 11 Jun 1302)
• Roger of Sarum † (Bishop: 10 May 1244 to 21 Dec 1247)
• Francis Sexello, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1507)
• Ralph of Shrewsbury † (Bishop: 3 Sep 1329 to 14 Aug 1363)
• Walter Skirlawe † (Bishop: 25 Aug 1386 to 13 Jul 1388)
• John Stafford † (Bishop: 18 Dec 1424 to 13 May 1443)
• Robert Stillington † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1465 to May 1491)
• John Valens, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 1459 to 1479)
• John Villula (of Tours) † (Bishop: 1088 to 29 Dec 1122)
• Joceline of Wells † (Bishop: 28 May 1206 to 19 Nov 1242)
• William Westkarre, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1459 to 1486)
• Thomas Wolf, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1508)
• Thomas Wolsey † (Administrator: 30 Jul 1518 to 26 Mar 1523)
• Athelm † (Bishop: 909 to 914)
• Brihthelm † (Bishop: 956 to 17 May 973)
• Duduc † (Bishop: 1033 to 18 Jan 1060)
• Elfheah † (Bishop: 923 - )
• Elfwine † (Bishop: 997 - )
• Ethelwin † (Bishop: 1013 - )
• Giso † (Bishop: 1061 to 1088)
• Godfrey † (Bishop: 1123 to 16 Aug 1135)
• Kineward † (Bishop: 973 to 28 Jun 975)
• Lifing (Elfstan, Ethelstan) † (Bishop: 999 to 1013)
• Merewit † (Bishop: 1027 - )
• Robert † (Bishop: 1135 to 31 Aug 1166)
• Sigar † (Bishop: 975 to 28 Jun 997)
• Wulfhelm † (Bishop: 914 to 923)
• Wulfhelm † (Bishop: 938 - )

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